rhondanruss

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1. how could I be so stupid?

   rhondanruss replied to Cilantrophobe's topic in Virginia

   I currently attend a Technical College, sorry I'm not sure what NOVA is!! Rhonda

2. how could I be so stupid?

   rhondanruss replied to Cilantrophobe's topic in Virginia

   I completely feel your pain, I entered the nursing program as an LPN because I thought I would get into the program quicker and decided to work on my last 3 pre-requisites along with nursing, well after taking a trip to my counselor I was advised tha...

3. I Am Freaking Out Over Ati Help!!!!!

   rhondanruss replied to rhondanruss's topic in New Nurse

   Wow a book of any sort would be nice at this point..lol I have Saunders and of course all of my text books, its just frightening. I better get to studying the test is 10/30 ugh!!!! Rhonda

4. I Am Freaking Out Over Ati Help!!!!!

   rhondanruss replied to rhondanruss's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks so much, we don't have any type of book or web-site to prepare for this test. Thanks again for the examples!! Rhonda

5. I Am Freaking Out Over Ati Help!!!!!

   rhondanruss replied to rhondanruss's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for your advice, however we do not have any type of reference for ATI, I really wasn't aware of their existence:cry:. We were only told to study every thing we had learned thus far, which really bothers me that's a years worth of work and I am...

6. I Am Freaking Out Over Ati Help!!!!!

   rhondanruss posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hello I am currently enrolled in the RN program and in our program the LPN and RN work the exact same program until the LPN exit and the RN just continues on. Well I have 2 weeks left until the LPN class exits and we are facing an ATI test! I have ab...

7. Flunked my test today. I'm so tired.

   rhondanruss replied to cokeforbreakfast's topic in General Students

   Oh, I forgot to say.... we did start out with adults, children was much later in fact Peds is given towards the end of the LPN program so you get the experience before exiting because that is who gives all of the immunizations in clinics. But just a ...

8. Flunked my test today. I'm so tired.

   rhondanruss replied to cokeforbreakfast's topic in General Students

   Yes we did immunizations, but it wasn't like we were "practicing on them," we did many simulations beforehand and we had to tell the CI before entering the room every site and step, procedure, etc.We have to start somewhere or otherwise we would neve...

9. Flunked my test today. I'm so tired.

   rhondanruss replied to cokeforbreakfast's topic in General Students

   Wow that seems pretty harsh considering you are only one month into the nursing program and for you to begin giving 8 meds seems unreal! Just take your time and focus you will do just fine, and look at the bright side here, I BET YOU WON'T FORGET TO ...

10. Ati Concerns!!!

    rhondanruss posted a topic in General Students

    Hello I am currently enrolled in the RN program and in our program the LPN and RN work the exact same program until the LPN exit and the RN just continues on. Well I have 2 weeks left until the LPN class exits and we are facing an ATI test! I have ab...

11. Fetal death after maternal death

    rhondanruss replied to WorkofHeart8's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am in Nursing 124/125 (OB) and my teacher just told us Wednesday that you have about 20 minutes after mom dies to save the baby, hope this helps!

12. Please tell me this is normal!!!

    rhondanruss replied to cynrod's topic in General Students

    Oops Im in my second semester, apparently I can't type..lol :chuckle

13. Please tell me this is normal!!!

    rhondanruss replied to cynrod's topic in General Students

    My suggestion would be to just RELAX! I can relate to those feelings of doom when you walk into a patient's room. I am in a program that every 5 weeks we change clinical sites, my first clinical was in the Nursing Home and I thought I would just die ...